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From: Woody
Date: 10/8/00
Time: 9:48:45 AM
Remote Name: 155.247.229.47
Oh Gunars, you're such a cut up.
It is of course lots of fun to hear someone else tell me what my duty is.
Seriously, to spontaneously review a colleague's work strikes me as extremely arrogant, and I guess that is why it has never even occurred to me to do what you suggest.
When asked, of course, I have often reviewed other professionals work, and in this case, the review has a certain context that supports the process of careful consideration and thoughtful expression. That works a lot better than simply sharing what you think about a book that you just read.
I believe also that Amazon intended those "reviews" to be from lay readers, not professionals, and I would for this reason be particularly careful not to contribute to this forum.